Systems Engineer-IT Stf - E4
Huntsville, ALFull-time$105–195K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
This Systems Engineer supports Lockheed Martin’s classified cloud and on-premises IT solutions, contributing to implementation, integration, and ongoing support. The role operates across cloud computing, infrastructure, software development, and customer engagement to deliver a secure, scalable enterprise classified cloud environment. The candidate must be comfortable supporting diverse platforms and willing to travel when required.
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Standard Job Description
This position is within Lockheed Martin Enterprise Business and Digital Transformation (EBDT) Classified IT Transformation organization.
Lockheed Martin recognizes the tremendous opportunity for significant advancement in the way Classified IT services are delivered to our Business Area partners. These improvements will ultimately enable Lockheed to build better products faster in support US Department of Defense mission. In acknowledgement of this opportunity, the Classified Transformation organization and leadership structure have been put in place, along with significant investment to drive positive changes to both transform and standardize Classified IT delivery.
The ideal candidate will operate at the intersection of cloud computing, infrastructure, software development and customer engagement ensuring scalable, secure, and efficient delivery of the enterprise classified cloud environment (C3E) solution. Additionally, the candidate will support the on-prem needs of a classified network solution.
The candidate will be responsible for the successful implementation, integration and support of a classified cloud and on-prem solutions. Responsibilities include but are not limited to mission plan patching, software installations GitLab installations, configuration management, incident response, compliance
Candidate must be comfortable working in environment supporting a large number of different platforms. Candidate must be willing to travel when required.
Basic Qualifications
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Demonstrated Experience with Operating Systems: Windows Server (2016/2019/2022) and /or major Linux distributions (RHEL 7/8/9) – installation, patching, performance tuning, and security hardening.
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Security & Compliance: understanding of security baselines (CIS, STIG), patch management, vulnerability scanning, endpoint protection, and audit logging
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Experience with container orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes
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Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g. Gitlab)
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Provide on-site and remote support to analyze and resolve technical issues for mission plane users.
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Security vulnerability, and patch management plus troubleshooting when new patches are applied.
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DoD SECRET Clearance
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CompTIA Sec Desired Skills
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5+ years’ experience in cloud-based system administration, particularly
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Automate deployment of workspaces and services with tools like Ansible, Terraform, Gitlab and PowerShell.
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Experience with setting up, configuring and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and GitOps style operations.
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Linux and/or UNIX shell scripting
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Kubernetes and containerization experience.
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $104900.00 - $194700.00
At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.
The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
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Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
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For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
How this job compares
Set against the 10,723 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$105–195K/yr
- Alabama median$108–191K/yr212 salary ranges
- US median$115–188K/yr7,922 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $150K, is close to the Alabama median midpoint ($150K) — in the middle half of Systems Engineer salary ranges in Alabama.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 354 open Systems Engineer jobs in Alabama and 10,723 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Alabama
- Northrop Grumman52 open
- Lockheed Martin (this employer)32 open
- Leidos18 open
- Experience
- Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (8,903 postings).
- Education
- 4,701 of the 10,723 open Systems Engineer jobs (44%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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